News&Events

Jennifer Fryar of the Sullivan Insurance Agency in Ardmore, OK was awarded the prestigious title of Outstanding Oklahoma CSR of the year 2017 by the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Congratulations, Jennifer! Full article HERE

Hottle and Associates, an independent insurance agency located in historic Old Town Warrenton, VA is pleased to announce they have joined forces with The Marshall Agency in Marshall, VA. Cloud will remain in Marshall and serve on the Leadership Team of Hottle and Associates. Priscilla Hottle, President of Hottle and Associates, will oversee the combined operation in Warrenton. Congratulations!

Connecticut ARM Agent Sarah Skahan Featured in PropertyCasualty360

Sarah Skahan is determined to change old-fashioned views on who can be a successful insurance agent. READ HERE

The shareholder members of Associated Risk Managers International, Inc. (ARMI) have elected Greg Easley to serve as Chairman of the ARMI Board of Directors. Active in the ARM organization since 1999, Greg has served on the ARM national board since May 2012, and is a board member and Secretary for ARM of Indiana.

Easley currently serves as Vice President and Corporate Secretary of RMD/Patti Insurance Agency & Financial Services, an independent insurance agency located in Richmond, Indiana, with additional offices in Cambridge City and Liberty, Indiana.

Belinda Brenizer, owner of Hawkins Insurance Group in Edina, MO and Golden Rule Insurance Agency in Osage Beach, MO was named Insurance Person of the Year by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents at the recent Joint Leadership/Young Agents Conference. Several exceptional leaders in the insurance and risk management industry, each of whom are designees of The National Alliance, were also recognized.

INGUARD Named Agency of the Month

ARM of Indiana member INGUARD headquartered in Wabash, IN, was named Agency of the Month by Rough Notes magazine this November.

Associated Risk Managers (ARM) International is proud to announce that nine member agencies have been named among The 2015 Best Practices Agencies of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA, or the Big I).

Greg Easley recognized as 2014 Director of the Year by IIAI

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Janet Rogers!

Congratulations go out to Janet Rogers on her retirement from ARM of Mid America this month. We acknowledge and appreciate her tireless efforts on behalf of ARM of Mid America, ARM National and ARMFiCo during the past 25 years; her accomplishments are too numerous to mention.

Associated Risk Managers (ARMI) International, Inc. supports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) effort to put an end to distracted driving. As risk managers we have a duty to be involved with stopping distracted driving, we believe this major initiative on our part will contribute to make our roads safer. We encourage our members to make a committment to stop engaging in other activities, especially using cell phones and other electronice devices, while driving. This includes, but is not limited to, answering or making phone calls, engaging in phone conversations, reading nor responding to e-mails and text messages.

Craig Payan, ARMI Immediate Past Chairman

ARM endorses the National Safety Council's (NSC) work to Promote a Distracted Driving Awareness Month - April

NSC seeks to engage the public, media, corporations, government and NSC members and partners in its efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of cell phone distracted driving this April. The campaign, "How Many More Will It Take?" will reinforce the dangers of cell phone distracted driving.

Throughout the month, NSC will promote ways everyone can take action, including:

Taking the pledge to drive cell free

Help spread victim stories through social media

Attend the cell phone distracted driving webinar

Please visit nsc.org in the coming weeks for further details and a list of other activities.